The girls hire a housekeeper, Marguerite, who ends up not doing very much housekeeping. As a result, they soon fire her, but once she leaves strange and terrible things begin to happen to the girls, who begin to suspect Marguerite has placed a curse on them.

Rose's great aunt dies, meaning she has to fly to the Bahamas for her funeral so she can give the eulogy, something she is terrified to do. She asks Dorothy and Blanche to come with her, and as a result, they must face their own fears as well. Meanwhile, Sophia enters a cooking competition.

After Rose witnesses the members of her cadet troop talking about nuclear war, she writes letters to President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urging them to disarm their weapons, and Gorbachev is so touched by Rose's letter he wants to meet her in person. Meanwhile, Sophia plans an act for a talent show.